Macbeth
About the creation
Macbeth (1606) is one of the most violent depictions of greed for power in dramatic literature. Shakespeare’s tragedy of the Macbeths who will stop at nothing to seize the crown is captivating in its poignancy and timelessness.
”In our interpretation, I wanted to plunge into the acts of a manipulating and contaminating mind – without overlooking the ingrained irony and humour characteristic to Shakespeare’s works”, director-choreographer Tero Saarinen says.
In the seamless amalgamation of dance, drama and juggling, co-directed with Otso Kautto, everyone on stage is both subject and object to the narrative. Michael Baran’s austere adaptation of the original play, Mikki Kunttu’s lighting design, Samu-Jussi Koski’s costumes and Marko Nyberg’s music and sound design revise the tragedy to the present.
The creation will premiere at the Dance House Helsinki on 13 March, and repremiere in Tampere at TTT’s Main Stage on 12 September, 2024. The performance is subtitled in English (limited visibility from rows 1–4). Please note that the creation includes strong flashing lights.
“Finnish choreographer Tero Saarinen's bracing dance-theatre startles from the start. -- An arrestingly modern vision.”
- THE GUARDIAN, 2024
“The perfect tragedy.”
- AAMULEHTI, 2024
“Tero Saarinen’s Macbeth is brilliant and eerily topical. Shakespeare’s bloody but human Macbeth receives a fresh and elegant reinterpretation.”
- HBL, 2024
“In Macbeth, multidisciplinarity and the blending of genres are at their most beautiful: contemporary dance, circus, light art, video, and music are all executed so skillfully that the audience doesn't even notice how seamlessly they intertwine within the scenes.”
- KULTTUURITOIMITUS, 2024
“The result is something completely new. A stunning performance that moves between a dance creation and a spoken play, without being either of those things.”
- DEMOKRAATTI, 2024
“The performance hypnotically drew the audience in – If the role of theatre is to make the viewer forget time, place and themselves, this piece succeeds in doing do perfectly. ”
- AAMULEHTI, 2024
Digital evening programme
The digital evening programme of Macbeth includes footage that takes you on a tour behind the scenes! Get to know the multidisciplinary creation’s background through an interview with the makers and dive into the story and history of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. You can easily access the content, designed especially for mobile devices and tablets, from the link below.
Open the digital evening programCreative team
Tero Saarinen
Michael Baran
Otso Kautto
Mikki Kunttu
Samu-Jussi Koski
Marko Nyberg
Satu Halttunen
Henrikki Heikkilä
Natasha Lommi
Emil Dahl
Anna Kuusamo
Mikko Lampinen
Misa Lommi
Oskari Kymäläinen
Jyrki Mänttäri
Suvi-Sini Peltola
Emmi Pennanen
Saska Pulkkinen
David Scarantino
Auvo Vihro
Macbeth
Choreography and direction Tero Saarinen
Co-direction Otso Kautto
Translation and adaptation of Shakespeare’s original text Michael Baran
Lighting, video and set design Mikki Kunttu
Costume design Samu-Jussi Koski
Music and sound design Marko Nyberg
Choreographer’s Assistants Satu Halttunen, Henrikki Heikkilä, Natasha Lommi
English captions: Eva Buchwald
Performers (7 on stage) | Dancers: Mikko Lampinen, Emmi Pennanen, David Scarantino, Oskari Kymäläinen (understudy) | Juggler: Emil Dahl | Actors (TTT): Anna Kuusamo, Misa Lommi, Jyrki Mänttäri, Suvi-Sini Peltola, Saska Pulkkinen, Auvo Vihro
Photo: Ilkka Saastamoinen
Trailer: Petrus Koskinen
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